Today’s Music News: Best Original Song Oscar goes to John Legend and Common

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At the Academy Awards on Sunday night, awards-season favorites John Legend and Common were given the biggest movie-music prize of all, after a performance that had many attendees in tears: the Oscar for Best Original Song went to the moving “Glory” from Selma. (Billboard)

Documentarian Bruce Sinofsky, best-known to music fans for directing 2004’s Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, has died at 58. “We lost a valued member of our family,” said Metallica in a statement. (Billboard)

Scarlett Johansson and Este Haim are among the members of a new group called the Singles. They’ve shared a song, “Candy,” produced by Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio. (Pitchfork)

It would take “half a billion” dollars for Noel Gallagher to reunite with Oasis. (Vulture) Meanwhile, Gallagher’s defunct band are reportedly planning to release a live album and documentary drawn from their 1996 shows at Knebworth House. (NME)

A Telecaster guitar was stolen from Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood during the band’s 1995 tour. After 19 years, Greenwood has been reunited with the instrument. (Consequence of Sound)

Pete Doherty has released a video for his Amy Winehouse tribute, “Flags of the Old Regime.” (Nova.ie)

A U.S. Court of Appeals has backed the family of Bob Marley in their claim against clothing makers who have been selling items bearing the late reggae icon’s image without authorization from his heirs. The ruling could help the estates of other celebrities block similar activity. (Rolling Stone)

According to Nile Rodgers, his “Get Lucky” partners Daft Punk have made a short film in support of the new Chic album. (Billboard)

Back in 1981, Rodgers produced an album for Johnny Mathis that remains largely unreleased. Mathis says he’s “very proud” of the album recorded with Chic and that he thinks it will eventually be released, “Probably before I’m dead.” (Billboard)

Run the Jewels are apparently in the studio with Massive Attack—and listening to Bruce Springsteen, an artist who shares their social conscience if not their musical style. (Pitchfork)

TLC have smashed their $150,000 Kickstarter goal to complete a new album; they’ve raised $430,000. (NME)

Brian Wilson‘s new lyric video for “The Right Time” features two fellow Beach Boys: Al Jardine and David Marks. (NME)

On Monday night, the final installment in Jimmy Kimmel‘s February mash-up series will feature Warren G and Kenny G teaming up as “Kenny and Warren G.” (Stereogum)